Michael van Lier is a MD and founded Builders in 2015. His specialities include fundraising, venture building and product strategy.
A team of builders
Great businesses require great teams. Builders supports venture teams in residence (CEO + CTO) with the Builders core team (in-house). This multi-disciplinary team of experts covers design, product, go-to-market, fundraising, finance, legal, and more.
MISSION
We support our co-founders with a stellar core team that has deep expertise across all business dimensions – from operational support to investment capital.Our experience and hands-on approach are the key to driving venture success.


Sharon Klaver is a Co-founder and Managing Director at Builders. Her specialities include process optimisation, talent development, financial modelling and marketing strategy.

Jelmer is a Co-Owner and Managing Director at Builders. He specialises in Venture Strategy, Venture Building and Founder Coaching.

Darko designs and builds marketing and brand solutions to help ventures go to market, accelerate their growth and enhance the studio's identity and brand.

Megan joins Builders as a Operations Coordinator, ensuring smooth operations and cohesive collaboration between the studio and the ventures.

Giorgio ideates, prototypes, and craft digital solutions for our ventures. He matches rapid prototyping for early-stage concepts with pixel-perfect design for scale-ups.

All the way from South Korea, Channy joins Builders team, and brings his talent for keeping everyone on track with a wag of his tail and a cute whine, ensuring the office runs smoothly.
Venture founders
Building a company takes a village, or a studio. We’ve been building companies for decades and know what and who it takes. After many learnings, some failures, and plenty of successes, we understand what makes a founder able to build a stellar company.